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Events & Activities
ARC 09: Re-Imagining Change; A Movement Summit
May 2nd, the day after the historic May Day march for workers rights, ARC'09 will be convening "Re-Imagining Change: A Movement Summit". Marking the close of the first one hundred days of the Obama administration, the Movement Summit is intended to provide an opportunity for progressive activists to come together and take stock of the state of the world and the... »
May Day Celebration at Haymarket Square
Labor unions and workers will gather to celebrate the annual reclaiming of May Day at Haymarket Square. This year's plaque will be dedicated by the AFL-CIO. A national AFL-CIO representative will speak about labor's fight to pass the Employee Free Choice Act. The President of United Electrical Workers Local 1110 will talk about the local factory occupation of Republic Windows... »
Rally: Tell Resurrection Health Care to Put Patients First
Action for Quality Patient Care Thursday, April 30 from 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM Bentley/Lamborghini Gold Coast 834 N. Rush St., Chicago Employees at Resurrection Health Care's eight hospitals work hard to ensure that patients get high quality care. However, Resurrection Health Care management has focused on the bottom line and the impact on quality of care is painfully clear. Resurrection Hospitals consistently... »
A Living Wage for the Village of Oak Park
Economic Justice - More than Necessary in These Difficult Times. Unite Temple Social Mission Committee Presents a Public Forum Living Wage Ordinance Endorsed by a Majority of Oak Park Electorate Sunday, April 26 Gale House (124 N. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL) 12:45 PM: Doors Open 1:00 PM: Light Lunch 1:30 PM: Speakers 2:00 PM: Open Discussion 2:30 PM: End of Program Facilitator: Janet Holden (Unity Temple Social Mission Committee) Speakers: Tom Broderick - History... »
OPCTJ Film Series: “Soldiers of Conscience”
Sunday, Apr. 26, 2009, 2:00 p.m. Small Meeting Room, Oak Park Library 834 Lake Street, Oak Park. Co-Sponsored by: The Oak Park Public Library. In this multi-awardwinning film, West Point grads to drill sergeants, from Abu Ghraib interrogators to low ranking reservist-mechanics, soldiers in the U.S. Army today reveal their deepest moral concerns about killing in war. Their message: every soldier wrestles with... »
ICJPE Annual Conference: “Ending the Cycle of War”
Ill Coalition for Justice, Peace & the Environment 4th Annual Conference April 17-18, 2009 People's Church, 941 W. Lawrence Ave - Chicago, IL Ending the Cycle of War - Beyond Corporate Dominance: Which Way Forward for the Justice, Peace, Environment Movement? Friday Night Panel (Fri, April 17, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm) Requested Donation - $10 (For Fri. Panel Only) Featuring distinguished speakers: Robert Naiman Riane Eisler Dean Baker followed by book... »
Rally to Support Single Payer - Chicago PDA
Monday, April 6 - Noon - 1 p.m. Federal Building Plaza (Adams and Dearborn), Chicago PDA in solidarity with Physicians for A National Health Program and National Nurses Organizing Committee Tell President Obama and Congress: Put single-payer health care on the table! Don't let the insurance companies dictate health reform HR 676 & HB 311 NOW! Physicians, nurses and health reform advocates urge enactment... »
Call for National Action for Peace in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama announced his plans to send another 21,000 troops to Afghanistan: he is girding the nation for a long and costly military occupation there. While he also made some good statements on increasing diplomacy and economic aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the emphasis is clearly on military operations. Predictably, the Pakistan and Afghan factions of the Taliban are already... »
Angela Davis, Keynote Speaker for NAARPR Human Rights Awards
April 18, 2009 Lutheran School of Theology 1100 E. 55th St. in Chicago Dinner: 5:30 PM; Program: 7:00 PM Angela Davis will be the keynote speaker for the 36th Anniversary Human Rights Awards of the Chicago Branch of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression at 7:00 pm at the Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 E. 55th St. in Chicago. A... »
A New New Deal: What Should It Look Like?!
Video / Resource Page for the New New Deal Panel View video segments from this successful panel, held on Jan. 25 to discuss progressive solutions to the unprecedented domestic and global crises we all face. Panelists discussed policy recommendations that can bring about real change. Topics included: the economy, green energy, health care, and foreign policy. The Panel ... »
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Feb. 20, 2010 - Obama Year One - Taking Stock: Where Are We and Where Do We Go From Here?Join leaders of the labor, peace, immigrant rights, healthcare reform, and economic justice movements in assessing the past year and current political conditions to determine ways we can work together towards progressive change.
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